Edward Zwick (born October 8, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American film director and film producer. He received an A.B from Harvard in 1974. He attended the AFI Conservatory and graduated with an M.F.A. degree in 1975. October 8 is the 281st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (282nd in leap years). ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ... American Film Institute Campus. ...

Notable films

Some of his notable films include:

• Glory (1989)
• Legends of the Fall (1994)
• Courage Under Fire (1996)
• The Siege (1998)
• The Last Samurai (2003)
• Blood Diamond (2006)
• The Lions of Al-Rassan (upcoming)

Glory is a 1989 docudrama which follows the history of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment during the American Civil War. ... Legends of the Fall is a 1994 film--based on the 1979 novella of the same title, by Jim Harrison--directed by Edward Zwick and starring Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Aidan Quinn, Julia Ormond, Henry Thomas, and Bart the Bear. ... Courage Under Fire is a motion picture, released in 1996, starring Denzel Washington as Lieutenant Colonel Nate Sirling, Meg Ryan as Captain Karen Emma Walden, and Matt Damon as Specialist Ilario. ... The Siege is a 1998 film about a fictional situation where terrorist cells have made several attacks on New York City. ... The Last Samurai is an action/drama film written by John Logan and Edward Zwick & Marshall Herskovitz based on a story by Logan. ... This article is about the subject of blood diamonds. ... The Lions of Al-Rassan is a work of historical fantasy by Guy Gavriel Kay. ...

Film producer

Along with Marshall Herskovitz, he runs a film production company called The Bedford Falls Company. This company has produced such notable films such as Traffic and Shakespeare in Love, and the TV shows thirtysomething, Once and Again and My So-Called Life. Marshall Herskovitz (-) is an American film director. ... Nighttime traffic captured by a camera over several seconds. ... Shakespeare in Love is a 1998 motion picture. ... thirtysomething (1987 – 1991) was a ground-breaking and award-winning American evening television drama, of the type popularly labeled a soap opera when broadcast during the daytime. ... Once and Again is a TV drama that aired on ABC from 1999 to 2002. ... The young cast of My So-Called Life. ...

He was one of the recipients of the Academy Award for Best Picture for Shakespeare in Love, he was also nominated for it for Traffic. // The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Academy Awards, awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which are voted on by others within the industry. ... Shakespeare in Love is a 1998 motion picture. ... Traffic is a 2000 film directed by Steven Soderbergh that explores the intricacies of the illegal drug trade from a number of perspectives: user, enforcer, politician and trafficker. ...

External link

• Edward Zwick at the Internet Movie Database